How the incredible human body works, this quirky yet informative book looks at the body's physiological processes and its anatomical make-up. Watch the Brainwaves fight with the body's defense force against invasions from toxic bacteria, dodge squirting digestive juices that can reduce anything to a pulp, or get washed away on a raging red river of blood.
A lighthearted look at more than 300 of the world's most important inventions, this fascinating book begins with six key inventions and explores the people who created them, the mechanics that make them work, and the ideas and innovations that inspired them. How Nearly Everything Was Invented makes it easy to see how one crazy notion leads to another culminating in the remarkable technological revolutions that change our lives forever. Please view more details on each title in Simplified Chinese characters.
《漫画人体奥秘》讲述了你的大脑是如何将“你饿了”这一信息告诉你的？你身体的哪一部分是一个盛满酸液的“浴缸”？准备好加入这场热闹、喧嚣的人体之旅吧！途中你将亲历一场抵御恐怖的毒性细菌入侵的大战，你要主义躲避喷射而出的有腐蚀性的消化液，你还将在湍急的红色血流中来一次紧张刺激的漂流。《漫画人体奥秘》中设计巧妙的折页，完美地揭示了人体内部各个系统的生理过程，同时详细描述了人体的重要组成部分及其功能。
车轮是何时发明的？发明灯泡的想法基于什么？茶壶和快速火车有什么关系？《漫画发明简史》告诉人们那些改变世界的重要发明，同时，本书强调发明的顺序，从而由一个发明引发出新的发明。本书用喜闻乐见的卡通形式告诉 读者每项重要发明的细节：何时、何地、何人、何原因，以及这项发明给我们的生活带来什么影响。本书印有6个双折页，重点突出了6个主要的发明：镜片、蒸汽 机、灯泡、内燃机、半导体和火药。从这些发明，读者可以发挥想象，这些重要发明会对未来生活产生什么影响呢？详情请参阅每本书的中文目录.
By Richard Walker and Jilly MacLeod, Hardcover, Simplified Chinese characters, 59 pages, 12.1"x10.25"
